//To find load on each wheel clc //Given: m=2000, mE=75 //kg b=2.5, x=1.5, h=500/1000, L=1, dW=0.8, rW=dW/2, kE=100/1000, R=60 //m IW=0.8 //kg-m^2 G=4 v=60*1000/3600 //m/s //Solution: //Refer Fig. 14.12 //Calculating the weight on the rear wheels W2=(m*9.81*1)/b //N //Calculating the weight on the front wheels W1=m*9.81-W2 //N //Calculating the weight on each of the front wheels Wf=W1/2 //Weight on each of the front wheels, N //Calculating the weight on each of the rear wheels Wr=W2/2 //Weight on each of the rear wheels, N //Calculating the angular velocity of wheels omegaW=v/rW //rad/s //Calculating the angular velocity of precession omegaP=v/R //rad/s //Calculating the gyroscopic couple due to four wheels CW=4*IW*omegaW*omegaP //N-m //Calculating the magnitude of reaction due to gyroscopic couple due to four wheels at each of the inner or outer wheel P=2*(CW/(2*x)) //N //Calculating the mass moment of inertia of rotating parts of the engine IE=mE*(kE)^2 //kg-m^2 //Calculating the gyroscopic couple due to rotating parts of the engine CE=IE*(kE)^2*G*omegaW*omegaP //N-m //Calculating the magnitude of reaction due to gyroscopic couple due to rotating parts of the engine at each of the inner or outer wheel F=2*(CE/(2*b)) //N //Calculating the centrifugal force FC=m*v^2/R //N //Calculating the centrifugal couple tending to overturn the car CO=FC*h //N-m //Calculating the magnitude of reaction due to overturning couple at each of the inner or outer wheel Q=2*(CO/(2*x)) //N //Calculating the load on front wheel 1 Fw1=W1/2-P/2-F/2-Q/2 //Load on front wheel 1, N //Calculating the load on front wheel 2 Fw2=W1/2+P/2-F/2+Q/2 //Load on front wheel 2, N //Calculating the load on rear wheel 3 Rw3=W2/2-P/2+F/2-Q/2 //Load on rear wheel 3, N //Calculating the load on rear wheel 4 Rw4=W2/2+P/2+F/2+Q/2 //Load on rear wheel 4, N //Results: printf("\n\n Load on front wheel 1 = %.2f N.\n\n",Fw1) printf(" Load on front wheel 2 = %.2f N.\n\n",Fw2) printf(" Load on rear wheel 3 = %.2f N.\n\n",Rw3) printf(" Load on rear wheel 4 = %.2f N.\n\n",Rw4)